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Smart City Strategy

Cities around the globe are becoming smart. However, they are following different strategic approaches and a "smart city" can be defined in different ways. With our smart city strategy insights, we shed light on the latest trends in terms of smart city evolution, strategic approaches, project implementation methods and the role of different stakeholders. Learn how other cities become smart and implement smart city strategies. 

Joe Appleton3 min read

Smart City Expo World Congress 2023: Building a Better Tomorrow Today

The evolution of urban living and the vision of future cities will come into sharp focus at the annual Smart City Expo World ...
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Nicole Becker5 min read

Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 and bee smart city renew collaboration

Muelheim/Ruhr, September 17th 2023. bee smart city is delighted to announce its continued collaboration with the Smart City ...
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Thomas Mueller2 min read

European Smart City Peer-Learning Partnerships: Expression of Interest

As part of the BBSR-funded project #connectedinEurope, six smart city peer-learning partnerships between German and European ...
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Joe Appleton11 min read

Understanding Interoperability in Innovation Procurement

“Interoperability” is a popular buzzword in the innovation space. But what does it really mean, and why is it particularly ...
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Jon Glasco8 min read

Sustainable Cities Depend on Smart Ecosystems

During the coronavirus outbreak in Amsterdam, city leaders took steps to help citizens at risk of isolation due to lockdown ...
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Joe Appleton7 min read

How to Win a Smart City Tender: 5 Key Success Factors

Winning a smart city tender isn’t a matter of luck. It’s a matter of skilled planning, careful estimations, honest evaluations, ...
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Joe Appleton8 min read

Rethinking Urban Mobility for the Post-Covid City

“There’s a positive aspect of this horror,” the deputy mayor of Paris, Jean-Louis Missika, told the Washington Post. “Never has ...
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Lily Maxwell16 min read

Bob Bennett: the Role of Smart Cities Technology and their Benefits

Bob Bennett, the former Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of Kansas City talked in our Smart City Leader Interview Series - while ...
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Lily Maxwell13 min read

Rob van Gijzel on the Importance of Smart Cities & Smart Citizens

Rob van Gijzel, the former Mayor of Eindhoven and current Chairman of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) Foundation in New ...
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Lily Maxwell7 min read

Why The Smart Home Is Facilitating Smart Communities

As John Friedmann highlights (2011), the household is just as much a socio-political space as the public realm: although it may ...
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